Meet the Golden Mole

Wallpaper available at National Geographic (just scroll through the June offerings):

A survival strategy of the golden mole in Sperrgebiet National Park is to "swim" just below the surface of the sand. Despite its seeming barrenness, this coastal region is a biodiversity hot spot, home to reptiles, antelope, Cape fur seals, rare brown hyenas—and some 800 plant species, 234 of which are found nowhere else on Earth.

The video below shows off lots of strange desert creatures, including the golden mole at 2:44:

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This mission is going to be a bloodbath.




Corgi/husky mix.



Naboo by Yanick Dusseault. Via.



Soldier and puppy.



Yawning rabbit.

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Bridge at night.




Four elements.




300.




The Skylon, Britain's new spaceplane.




From a gallery of worst Power Point slides. (Or maybe best?) Via these sites.




Puppy cuddles with his new chew toy.

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Crib full of baby pandas.




Electrified acid sounds awesome.




Glassedwinged Butterfly. See also.




Bonsai.




Ant and water drops. (High-res at the links.)

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Fun with shopping carts.




Hipster Ariel.




Mandarin duck.




Bereaved wolf being comforted via.




Fearsome toddler via. See also.

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Deus Ex by Lucas St. Martin.





Advertisements by Chelsea McAlarney.





Red Riding Hood and Demon by Erica Henderson on sale at Etsy.





Meet The Thorn (her secret identity is "Rose").




Elephant bird - - extinct since the 1700s.

*Buy Deus Ex toys at eBay.

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She's with me. And the human version.




Grace Jones via Eric Perez, who created several Grace Jones posters.




Happy urinal.





Fierce little tiger.




Baby okapi ("forest giraffe").




:P.




Bolivia's salt desert after a rainstorm. You can learn more about the desert by watching this video. Via.

Video of a boy playing with an otter

Video of a boy and a playful otter at Sea World. Via.

Jellyfish wallpapers

Gorgeous blue jellyfish wallpapers available for download.

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Planking on the news via.



Beautiful way to display a PS3 and its cords. Via.



Shaved alpaca.



Crashed spaceship by Michal Karcz on sale as described here. Via.



Crest Pro-Health Protection - - 24 hour protection as long as you use it twice a day.

Baby spiny turtle

Check out the fearsome shell on this baby spiny turtle.

The weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence

"In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life."

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Do you want this octopus to have fewer arms?



Deer escaping a flood.



Wedding plea for help.